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Where a potentially hazardous approach for drainage of an intra-abdominal abscess or fluid collection is unavoidable, the double-needle puncture technique described here can prevent inadvertent penetration of bowel.
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Teitelbaum, G.P. Technical note: Use of a double-needle technique for safer entry into an abdominal abscess. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 11, 354–356 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577415
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577415